Kendell Powery
By Blakeley Dunn
Kendell Powery is a fly fishing guide at Fly Fish Guanaja, in Honduras. He has been guiding for the past five years and he is on top of his game. He lives in Mangrove Bight with his wife, and his brother and parents close by. His favorite species of fish to chase is permit; he loves the challenge that comes with chasing this fish. Fish for Change has impacted his life by giving him the opportunity to teach the next generation of anglers.
Kendell loves being a guide. As a guide, he is able to work with his younger brother, Kevin and they get to share in the passion of this career together. He loves being able to meet other people from all over the world through guiding. He loves all of the conversations he has with people on his boat and the relationships that come from those conversations between chasing fish. It can be a challenge to figure out where the fish are, but it is also a competition. He is constantly competing with himself to find more fish and be a more efficient guide. Kendell loves the opportunity to learn more and more every single day.
Fish for Change has also not only impacted his life it has impacted the kids on the island, it has shown the kids that they don’t need to be on their phones and that there is more in life then being on a screen.
Kendell loves being a guide. As a guide, he is able to work with his younger brother, Kevin and they get to share in the passion of this career together. He loves being able to meet other people from all over the world through guiding. He loves all of the conversations he has with people on his boat and the relationships that come from those conversations between chasing fish. It can be a challenge to figure out where the fish are, but it is also a competition. He is constantly competing with himself to find more fish and be a more efficient guide. Kendell loves the opportunity to learn more and more every single day.
Fish for Change has also not only impacted his life it has impacted the kids on the island, it has shown the kids that they don’t need to be on their phones and that there is more in life then being on a screen.
Photo: Karly Mathern
Kendell has also noticed the positive impact Fish for Change has made on the island of Guanaja. Since Fish for Change, the kids who live on the island aren’t wanting to be on their phones as much. They would rather be out on the water to practice and learn the sport of fly fishing. A highlight for both the Guanaja kids and the Fish for Change students is when the island kids get to teach the F4C students to hand line fish along with all of the other types of fishing local tot the community. Kendell also said that the kids on the island enjoy sharing their way of life and showing off their beautiful island to F4C students.
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Photo: Knox Kronerberg
Fish for Change has given Kendell so many memories. One of Kendell's favorite memories is taking his nephews, Henry and Kerrston out with the F4C students. He loved seeing the reactions of his nephews when one of the F4C students landed a permit. That day has greatly impacted his nephews. Now they want to be a fly fishing guide like their Uncle Kendell.
Kendell's hope is that everyone who visits the island of Guanaja feels loved, “It’s all about teamwork, we are all in this together".
Kendell's hope is that everyone who visits the island of Guanaja feels loved, “It’s all about teamwork, we are all in this together".